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Where does “chaotic” come from?

Chaotic comes from Late Latin chaoticus, from Ancient Greek χάος meaning "chasm" or "void," with the adjectival suffix -ticus.

chaotic (English): Filled with chaos; Extremely disorganized or in...

Definitions

  1. Filled with chaos; Extremely disorganized or in...

Ancestry of “chaotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinchaoticusof or pertaining to the primordial state of the...
2LatinChaos—
3Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn

Words derived from “chaotic”

  • chaotically
  • chaordic
  • nonchaotic
  • chaoticity
  • hyperchaotic
  • chaotician
  • chaoticness
  • semichaotic
  • unchaotic
  • antichaotic
  • nonchaotically
  • chaotize
  • chaoticist
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